Sad newbie - What to do? - Page 2

Variol (Farseer) Elmwood · 09-29-2004, 08:39 PM

Well dplax, old buddy. Let me tell ya'. I even went as far as to call the RCMP that's Royal Canadian Mounted Police and asked them about this "illegal" downloading of movies etc. and they told me that they wouldn't even bother doing anything about it! So here's a guy who publicly advertizes the fact that he does his and that's ok!?
I don't even borrow rental movies!

Kakero · 09-29-2004, 08:42 PM

Maybe you can find some method to fix that scratch.

Here are some link in this board.
http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/cg...;f=10;t=020997

and maybe this one

http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/cg...;f=10;t=019865

Variol (Farseer) Elmwood · 09-29-2004, 08:51 PM

Oh, good thinking Kak! Wow good looks and brains too! Legion Symbol huh; what is that, like lvl 20 or something?

Kakero · 09-29-2004, 09:05 PM

Duh, didn't notice he already tried fixing the cd.

Donno about the legion symbol. Ziroc must have taken it from somewhere.

Riftmaker · 09-29-2004, 09:13 PM

I wasn't advocating piracy, and because the game won't be useful by itself with only one disc, I hardly see how that would be considered piracy.

Variol (Farseer) Elmwood · 09-30-2004, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kakero:
Duh, didn't notice he already tried fixing the cd.

Donno about the legion symbol. Ziroc must have taken it from somewhere.

Actually, I didn't notice either. I was being serious not sarcastic.

halyfft · 09-30-2004, 01:55 PM

Thanks for all the replies. I guess I'll just buy it again on Amazon. Serves me right. My daughter has autism and motor problems and loves to be helpful. That's how it got scratched. I should have just made a back-up immediately. (I've been told it's legal to do this or I wouldn't mention it.) So, my laziness will cost another $20. Could be worse. At least it is still for sale. And my birthday is in a few weeks.

Gadgeteer Tom · 10-06-2004, 02:30 PM

OK - try this (I assume that you can see the scratch)...

Megluar Car Wax (in the tin is better than liquid, although liquid may work) has the highest 'wax build-up' of any car wax I know of...

Using a cotton cloth (diaper is best), apply and buff wax onto the scratch repeatedly till it appears smooth, then try to install it again.
Once it works, copy the affected files for backup.

Some "Used CD" stores have a 'polisher' that can do this for a fee (may be cheaper to just find a copy and buy it...)

Worth a try !!

Wild Rose · 10-09-2004, 03:28 PM

Didn't know it was possible to back up the play disk.

How is this done? It wouldn't be possible for me to get a replacement if anything happened to mine and that, to put it mildly, is worrisome. Since the game is off the market and will be even harder to replace in the future, I doubt that I am the only one who feels like this.

Variol (Farseer) Elmwood · 10-09-2004, 04:47 PM

You can't back it up 'cos that's like copying and you can't do that; legally that is.

09-29-2004, 08:39 PM	#11
Variol (Farseer) Elmwood Jack Burton Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada Age: 59 Posts: 5,634	Well dplax, old buddy. Let me tell ya'. I even went as far as to call the RCMP that's Royal Canadian Mounted Police and asked them about this "illegal" downloading of movies etc. and they told me that they wouldn't even bother doing anything about it! So here's a guy who publicly advertizes the fact that he does his and that's ok!? I don't even borrow rental movies! __________________ A MAN WHO WANTS FOR NOTHING HAS INFINITE WEALTH. (me)

09-29-2004, 08:51 PM	#13
Variol (Farseer) Elmwood Jack Burton Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada Age: 59 Posts: 5,634	Oh, good thinking Kak! Wow good looks and brains too! Legion Symbol huh; what is that, like lvl 20 or something? __________________ A MAN WHO WANTS FOR NOTHING HAS INFINITE WEALTH. (me)

09-29-2004, 09:13 PM	#15
Riftmaker Elminster Join Date: August 30, 2004 Location: Canada Age: 40 Posts: 463	I wasn't advocating piracy, and because the game won't be useful by itself with only one disc, I hardly see how that would be considered piracy. __________________ a.k.a. Lord`Rift<br />Founder, Anti-Idgit Squad.<br />\"I find your lack of geek knowledge disturbing\"

10-06-2004, 02:30 PM	#18
Gadgeteer Tom Dungeon Master Join Date: May 13, 2004 Location: Mpls, MN Age: 72 Posts: 81	OK - try this (I assume that you can see the scratch)... Megluar Car Wax (in the tin is better than liquid, although liquid may work) has the highest 'wax build-up' of any car wax I know of... Using a cotton cloth (diaper is best), apply and buff wax onto the scratch repeatedly till it appears smooth, then try to install it again. Once it works, copy the affected files for backup. Some "Used CD" stores have a 'polisher' that can do this for a fee (may be cheaper to just find a copy and buy it...) Worth a try !! __________________ Tom /Celeron 2Gz/P4 3Gz/AMD 64 3000

10-09-2004, 03:28 PM	#19
Wild Rose Dungeon Master Join Date: September 9, 2003 Location: Home Age: 80 Posts: 90	Didn't know it was possible to back up the play disk. How is this done? It wouldn't be possible for me to get a replacement if anything happened to mine and that, to put it mildly, is worrisome. Since the game is off the market and will be even harder to replace in the future, I doubt that I am the only one who feels like this. __________________ Pratice is what makes the impossible possible - Czerny

09-29-2004, 08:42 PM	#12
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	Maybe you can find some method to fix that scratch. Here are some link in this board. http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/cg...;f=10;t=020997 and maybe this one http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/cg...;f=10;t=019865

09-29-2004, 09:05 PM	#14
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	Duh, didn't notice he already tried fixing the cd. Donno about the legion symbol. Ziroc must have taken it from somewhere.

09-30-2004, 01:55 PM	#17
halyfft Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: September 27, 2004 Location: Massachusetts Age: 67 Posts: 7	Thanks for all the replies. I guess I'll just buy it again on Amazon. Serves me right. My daughter has autism and motor problems and loves to be helpful. That's how it got scratched. I should have just made a back-up immediately. (I've been told it's legal to do this or I wouldn't mention it.) So, my laziness will cost another $20. Could be worse. At least it is still for sale. And my birthday is in a few weeks.

10-09-2004, 04:47 PM	#20
Variol (Farseer) Elmwood Jack Burton Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada Age: 59 Posts: 5,634	You can't back it up 'cos that's like copying and you can't do that; legally that is. __________________ A MAN WHO WANTS FOR NOTHING HAS INFINITE WEALTH. (me)

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